Measurements of the density dependence of the symmetry free energy in low-density clustered matter have been extended using the Neutron Ion Multidetector for Reaction Oriented Dynamics at Texas A&M University. Thermal coalescence models were employed to extract densities rho and temperatures T for evolving systems formed in collisions of 47A MeV Ar-40 + Sn-112, Sn-124 and Zn-64 + Sn-112, Sn-124. Densities of 0.03 <= rho/rho(0) <= 0.2 and temperatures in the range 5-10 MeV have been sampled. The symmetry free energy coefficients are found to be in good agreement with values calculated using a quantum statistical model. Values of the corresponding symmetry free energy coefficient are derived from the data using entropies derived from the model.

Nuclear matter symmetry energy at 0.03 <= rho/rho(0) <= 0.2

LUNARDON, MARCELLO;MORETTO, SANDRA;VIESTI, GIUSEPPE;
2012

Abstract

Measurements of the density dependence of the symmetry free energy in low-density clustered matter have been extended using the Neutron Ion Multidetector for Reaction Oriented Dynamics at Texas A&M University. Thermal coalescence models were employed to extract densities rho and temperatures T for evolving systems formed in collisions of 47A MeV Ar-40 + Sn-112, Sn-124 and Zn-64 + Sn-112, Sn-124. Densities of 0.03 <= rho/rho(0) <= 0.2 and temperatures in the range 5-10 MeV have been sampled. The symmetry free energy coefficients are found to be in good agreement with values calculated using a quantum statistical model. Values of the corresponding symmetry free energy coefficient are derived from the data using entropies derived from the model.
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